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VANDERBILT'S BRIDE
William K. Will Marry Mra
Rutherford Next Week.
SISTER OF OLIVER HARRIMAN, JR.
Two ?rnt Hntlrond Famlllea Will
Than Be I nit oil? Ceremony to
Take I'larr at Home ot Hen
ry White In London.
NEW YORK. April 23.? "Mr. Van
derbilt and my sister will l>o married
next Wednesday."
With this positive declaration there
came from Mrs. William Travers di
rect confirmation of the announcement
that William K. Vanderbilt and Mrs.
Lewis Morris Rutherford, sister of Oli
ver Harriman. Jr.. would wed April 29.
The wedding will without cpiestion
be the most notable society event in re
cent years. The ceremony will unite
t the two >;reat American houses of Van
derbilt and Hnrriman, and Mr. Vander
W. K. VANDERBTLT.
bilt and bis bride will take rank in
Paris and New York as one of the
wealthiest and most fashionable cou
ples in the world.
Mr. Vanderbilfs wealth is between
$70,000,000 and $90,000,000. Of this
amount he inherited $50,000,000 in his
own right. Mrs. Rutherford is believed
to be worth $10, 000,000.
The social ambitions of Mr. Vander
bilt, cut short by the divorce from his
wife, now Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, and
tfcoie of Mrs. Rutherford, twice blight
od by death, now promise to be real
ised. Mr. Vanderbilt had practically
just gained the free use of his great
inheritance when his domestic tragedy
upset bis plans. His $3,000,000 palace,
located on Fifth avenue, which for
half a dozen year* was looked upon
, by him as a mere place to live in. will
now become the center of the ultra
I fashionable. >lr. Vanderbilt will take
% his old pla<a? lrmp-ocietY in New York,
?itffiilir-11 thiu??sflrp expected from
?7vf?rTis beautiful" Jride to be.
*"* It nas been said of Mrs. Rutherford
that no more beautiful, graceful, tact
ful and witty woman ever graced a
fashionable ballroom in this city. She
to possessed of a wealth of golden hair,
wide open violet eyes and regular fea
tures.
The wedding will take place at 6
Whitehall gardens, London, the resi
dence of Henry White, secretary of the
American embassy, whose wife is Mrs.
Butherford's sister-in-law.
Though the utmost secrecy has been
maintained by Mr. Vanderbilt, Mrs.
Butherford and the close friends to
whom they confided their romantic
plan, some of the details of the court
ship and engagement have become
kaown.
Mr. Vanderbilt first met Mrs. Ruther
ford la this city after the death of Sam
usi S. Sands, Jr., her first husband, and
prior to her marriage to the late Mr.
Butherford. After her second marriage
fee met her a number of times in Paris.
Gossip has it that when Mr. Vander
bilt wiled for Europe last fall he was
secretly In quest of the hand and heart
of her Who for a second time had be
come a widow. His quest was reward
ed only a little more than a month ago.
- It was then planned to keep the se
oret as long as possible in order that
thstr mutual desire for a auiet wed
ding might be realized. Had it not
been for the necessity of Mr. Vander
bilt securing a court order in this city
permitting him to marry again it is
doubtful If the international romance
would yet have been made public.
The head of the Vanderbilt family
ww forbidden to marry again when
the decree of divorce was granted to
the present Mrs. Belmont. Justice Gle
gerich in the supreme court removed
the barrier.
That It is a genuine love malch the
friends of Mrs. Rutherford and Mr.
Vanderbilt agree. Chauncey M. Depew
is especially pleased, as he has been
Mr. Vanderbilt's closest adviser for
more than twenty years.
Mr. Vantlerlillt In London.
LONDON, April 23.? W. K. Vander
bilt and Win field lloyt have arrived
here from Paris. They have come, it is
believed, to prepare for Mr. Vander
bilt's marriage to Mrs. Lewis M. Ruth
erford on Wednesday.
CnmfKie'8 Gift to Northampton.
NORTHAMPTON, Mass., April 23.?
George W. Cable, founder of the Home
Culture club system, has announced a
gift of $50,000 from Andrew Carnegie
for the club's work. The donation will
be used for the erectirfn of buildings
here. The headquarters of the move
ment is in this city.
HAVANA, April 23. -The theaters of
this city which closed on Tuesday as a
protest against the collection of a
stamp tax of 5 per cent on tickets have
reopened, the matter having been ar
ranged by the reduction of the tax to 1
percent.
CONTEST GROWS WARMER.
Machine Offered by Evening News.
The sewing machine contest is be- 1
coming more popular. People are I
daily inquiring about the purchase of
a large number of papers at one time.
There is bat one answer to all these
questions. The Evening News is one
cent a copy. The paper is brimful of
local news and items of interest to
people of this vicinity and it is cheap
at that price.
That the contest is popular is evi
dent by the demand being made on
the newsboys for more papers. Women
are determined to get the machine.
The wonderful offer is being appre
ciated. It is not often that a $60
Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine is
given away absolutely free, vet this
is just what the Evening News is do
ing. It is the latest style aud has all
the modern improvements.
As the time advances and the date
for the contest draws nearer a close
rivalry between the women becomes
more apparent. The Evening News
had a call a day or two ago for 100
papers of a single issue. Others have
asked for twenty-five and fifty papers.
Some women tell of having two boxes
full of coupons already. Even the
investment of |5 ic coupons, if it won
the machine, would be practically
getting it free, for a good second
hand 'Wheeler & Wilson cannot be
bought for less than 140. The one
offered by the Evening News, how
ever, is no seoond-hand affair. It is
brand new and an exact duplicate can
be seen anv day at the store of A.
Jensen, 336 State street. It has the
rotary motion and has ball beariDps.
It is fixed with the new hook, the
simplest and best ever invented. It
is no wonder that the ladies are ex
cited over the affair.
The contest will close May 15 at 6
o'clock. There is yet time to start and
by active hustling win the prize. Just
nbout three weeks more.
The Perth Amboy Evening News
Sewing Machine Contest.
Turned in by
APRIL IS
COAL ROADS DEFIANT
Waterman Admits They Own
Much Mine Stock.
THE SUPREME COURT WILL JUDGE.
Gonnarl For People Want Paper*
Produced to Pro-re I'nlawfnl Din
?rimlnntion Han Been Made
In RaNwl) Rate*.
NEW YORK, April 23.? At the after
noon session of the hearing now being
held in the federal building on the
charge made before the interstate com
merce commission to the effect that
certain coal carrying railroads by pool
ing interests and discriminating in
rates are violating the interstate com
merce law it was announced that coun
sel for the railroad companies con
j cerned in the case had decided to re
I fuse to produce contracts asked for by
Clarence Shearn. counsel for W. E.
Hearst, who petitioned for the investi
1 gation.
i George O. Waterman, secretary of
the Central Railroad of New Jersey, of
which George F. Buer is president, was
called to the witness stand and asked
by Mr. Shearn to produce the con
tracts. He refused upon the advice of
his counsel, and the commissioners re
quested him to produce them. Again
through his counsel he refused, and the
commissioners after consulting among
themselves directed him to produce
them. His answer was another refusal,
and it is now believed that a large snag
has been struck in the. case.
W. W. Ross, counsel for the Dela
ware, Lackawanna and Western Coal
company, not only said that he had re
fused to produce the contracts on the
ground that they were not material to
this inquiry, but that lie would carry
the matter to the supreme court of the
United States if necessary before he
would produce them. On these con
tracts, it is said, Mr. Shearn depends to
prove that the railroad companies or
the coal companies showed unlawful
discrimination in. their rates.
In the course of Mr. Waterman's ex
amination by Mr. Shearn the witness
admitted that George F. Raer was
president of the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre Coal company as well as of dif
ferent railroad corporations. Mr. Wa
terman is secretary of the coal com
pany.
lie admitted that the railroad com
panies owned nine-tenths of the 20,000
shares of the coal company. This, it is
contended, will be declared a violation
of the railroad company's charter.
Bitter remarks by counsel, followed
by sharp retorts, had marked the con
tinuance of the hearing.
Judge Campbell, counsel for Presi
dent George F. Baer of the Philadel
phia and Heading railroad, indulged in
an outburst against the nature of the
charges, asserting that "it was all fool
islinoss."
"I will show," he contimred, "that
the popple of New York who had been
buying coal cheap cried out like whip
ped dogs when the operators askwl
fair profits."
Clarence Bhoarn was on his feet In
an instant and retorted that the people
referred to as "whipped dogs" should
caul t1 "t the man who had thus
referred to them was counsel for an
other man who had opposed President
Roosevelt.
S. H. Safford. shipper at Perth Am
boy for Coxe Bros., was the next wit
ness and was asked many technical
questions, particularly about the rela
tive cost of shipping anthracite and bi
tuminous coal. He testified that it cost
less to ship anthracite than bitumi
nous, as it could be handled more easi
ly. Charles Weston, who was with the
Philadelphia and Heading Coal com
pany, also was asked about the cost of
shipping coal, and his testimony
agreed with Mr. Stafford's.
Three Killed by tixplndmar Holler.
RALEIGH, N. C., April 23,-The
boiler of the Shore & Moses sawmill,
near Bethania, exploded, killing three
men and injuring a fourth. The explo
sion was caused. It is said, by low wa
ter In the boiler.
GREISEN & DAHL,
Masons and Builders,
Room 11 Schener Building.
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n SELTZER,
Sanitary Plumber,
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I REAL ESTATE
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Choice Corner Lot on Smith St.
THE BISHOP COMPANY
122 SMllli STREET
We loan money to members on their
pass books or certificates as well aa
on Bond and Mortgage.
Citizens Building & Loan,
194 High street.
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for sale for $600.
Call or write
Boynton Bros., 81 Smith st.
P. S. ? Money to loan on bond
and mortgage.
Amboy
Realty and Construction
Company.
T' ree beautiful lots on New Brun wick road,
nearh spltal. to be sold reasonable and at once.
Pout Office Building.
JUST THINK OF IT! t
A House and Lot in a desirable
part of the City for En
quire R., care of Pertlromboy
Evening News.
ORGANIZED LABOR.
The 200 striking machinists at the
Franklin automobile factory in Syra
cuse, made an agreement yesterday
with the company to settle the diffi
culties by arbitration.
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* If the intentions of the Indianapolis
Retail Grooers' Association are carried
out, members of labor anions in In
diana will hereafter have difficulty in
getting credit at groceries to carry
them over periods of strike idleness.
The association last night adopted a
resolution restricting credit in this
direction.
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According to reports from Omaha
the merchants there are quietly organ
izing to act as a body in refusing
credit to strikers, in case there is a
general walkout on May 1. On
acoount of the hodcarriers' strike 800
men are now idle. The local dealers
are refusing to sell materials to con
tractors who recognize the trade
unions.
An act is being enforoed in Massa
chusetts which calls for the arrest of
any person who wrongfully and wil
fully wears a union insignia or button
when he is not a Jmember of the or
ganization which the badge repre
sents. The passage of this act was
brought about by the members of
Plumbers' Union No. 138, and is the
first of its kind ever passed.
A general strike of the iron ship
builders will probably be called in
New York for May 1. A scale of
wages and hours has been submitted
to the owners. The Shooter's. Island
yard is still tied up. It is doubtful if
there was ever so muoh repair work
to be c"one in the port as there is at
the present time. The Erie Basin is
fairly jammed with damaged ships,
some of which it will take several
weeks to repair, and require an im
mense force of men at that.
Fearing a strike beoause of the dis
charge of one of his union workmen
and the demand of the other opera
tives for the dismissed man's rein
statement, the proprietor of the Mason
Silk Company's mills closed yesterday
the plant, and the hands, numbering
200, were locked oat. The trouble be
gan a week ago when one of the twist
ers refused to handle silk that had
been worked in a non-union shop.
The man was promptly discharged
and the other twisters refused to re
main at work. All attempts to bring
about an agreement between the
superintendent, Mr. Smallwood, and
the workers resulted in failure.
o
Unless the employers agree to the
demands of the men, all the union
bricklayers, stonemasons and plaster
ers in Newark, will strike on May 1
for an increase of five cents an hour
to 60 cents an hour. This is five cents
less than is paid in New York and 10
cents more than the present price in
most New Jersey towns.
The difference in pay has made a
scarcity of workmen in these branches
of building in towns near New York,
and in Trenton the employers have
been paying 60 cents an hour, or five
cents more than the established rate
there because men could not be had
for less.
If the strike occurs it will stop
work on the new City Hall, the Court
House, tlie? Pennsylvania Railroad
work and many private building en
terprises in Newark.
It is understood that the laborers
also will demand an additional five
cents an hour.
? --O ? ?
laborers employed by the John A.
Boebling's Sons' Company at Trenton,
Will be notified in a few days of an
increase in wages of from eight to ten
per cent. This advance has been de
cided on by the company and the
heads of the concern have about com
pleted the rearrangement of the wage
schedules of the men who are to be
Benefited.
The raise of wages will involve
others than the laborers who work by
the hour but It will be largely con
fined to that class.
The laborers now receive about
eight dollars a week for 64 hours
work. The eight and ten per cent
raises will mean from sixty to eighty
oents a week more for eaoh man and
there are about 1,000 of them.
The Roebling company grants t'his
increase in the absence of any de
mands for more pay on part of the
men and it is only part of a movement
to pay every man employed according
to his true worth.
**" Fermecutlon In Porto Rico.
WASHINGTON. April 23. -Secretary
Moody is inclined to believe that the
prosecution of the ntival officers at San
Juan, Porto Rico, who are charged
with smnggling, is rapidly becoming
persecution, and it is Intimated at the
department that unless the attitude of
the local officials there changes the de
sirability of San Juan as an important
naval station may be impaired. It Is
even intimated that the naval officers
tbttre may be withdrawn
I
(^flRTERET
Month 8 Mind For Father Carey.
The month's mind for Rev. B. W.
Carey was celebrated in St. Joeepb's
chnrch, Carteret, on Tuesday, April
21st Solemn high mass was sung by
Rev. William Miller, of Plainfield,
assisted by Rev. J. O'Connor, deacon,
Rev. T. Maroney, sub-deacon, and
Rev. Joseph A. Kyan, master of oere
monies. The sermon was preached by
Rev. P. J. Griffln of Woodbridge.
NEWS ITEMS.
Dr. and Mrs. Reason visited in Rail
way on Monday.
Miss Helen Donnelly was a guest of
Miss Bessie Slngg, of East Rahway,
on Sunday.
T. T. Beam was a delegate to the
Presbytery of Elizabeth, which met
in Perth Amboy Tuesday.
Miss Eugenia Savage, of Elisabeth,
was the guest of Miss Georgia Beam
on Tuesday.
The Chrome Co. is putting up a
tower and water tank at their new
steel works.
Mr. L. J. Barrett, superintendent of
the Port Reading coal dooks, has been
called to Philadelphia by the death of
his brother, Frank Barrett, who was
stricken with heart disease on Sunday
morning.
Miss King, of Newark, is 'visiting
her sister, Mrs. Winchel, of Rahway
avenue. J
Miss Nolan is the guest of Miss
Nellie Sexton, of Woodbridge avenue.
P O R D S
NEWS ITEMS.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Winant spent
Sunday afternoon in Rahway. x
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mundy, of
Woodbridge, spent Sunday afternoon
with Mrs. E. B. Mundy, of this
vicinity.
Wesley Liddle, who broke his leg
while playing with his playmates in
his yard, will probably have the case
taken off Mb leg about Saturday.
Corrie Winant 'b pet dog "Rover,"
which was about the same age of
Corrie, who is twelve years, died the
other day and is very muoh missed as
he was greatly petted by the owner.
BASEBALL SCORE3.
Results of Yesterday's Games In the
National and American. Leagues.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Brooklyn
New York 10000330 0 ? 7
Brooklyn 000000002-2
Hits? New York, 12; Brooklyn. 8. Errors
?New York, 0; Brooklyn, 0. Batteries?
McGinnlty and Warner; Evans and Mc
Manus.
At Boston?
Phlla'phia 100000000000-1
Boston.... 00000100000 1? 2
Hits? Philadelphia, 9; Boston, 11. Er
rors?Philadelphia, 1; Boston, 0. Batteries
? Duggleby and Roth; Malarky and Mo
ran.
At Chicago
Cincinnati.. 120000002?5
Chicago 00000110 1?3
Hits? Cincinnati, 9; Chicago. 5. Errors?
Cincinnati, 6; Chicago, 2. Batteries? Har
per and Peitz; Taylor and Kling.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Washington
New York 100020000-3
WashiniV.on 000100000-1
Hits ? New York, 6; Washington, S. Er
rors ? New York, 3; Washington, 1. Bat
teries? Chttsbro and O'Connor; Orth and
Clark.
At Philadelphia
Boston 000000010-1
Philadelphia 00000015 *? 6
Hits? Boston, 4; Philadelphia. 12. Errors
?Boston, 1; Philadelphia. 2. Batteries?
Dlneen and Farrell; Waddell and
Schreckengost.
At St. Louis? i
Chicago 03410330 0-14
St. Loifis 000200002?4
Hits? Chicago 16; St. Louis, 10. Errors
?Chicago, 2; St. Louis, 4. Batteries
Flaherty and McFarlanji; Donohue and
Kahoe.
At Detroit ?
Cleveland 101#00000-2
Detroit 00002002 *? 4
Hits? Cleveland, 8; Detroit, 7. Errors
Cleveland, 2; Detroit, 1. Batteries? Joss
and Bemis; Mullen and McAllister.
Racins at Aqueduct.
NEW YORK, April 23,-Agnes Bren
nan, running in the colors of Fred Bur
lew, galloped home an euay winner by j
three lengths in the Ozone stakes. Aug
ust Belmont's entries, Ninepin and Ori
za, finished second and third respec
tively. Grand Opera in the first race,
defeating Yellow Tall, lowered the
track record for six furlongs, covering
the distance in lm. 18 2-f>s., which is
two-fifths of a second faster than Kilo
gram's record made last year. Rosetint
in her first race of the year was an
easy winner in the third race.
HrOsvern How a Bookmaker.
NEW YORK, April 28.-Ex-feather
Weight Champion Terry McGovern es
sayed a new role at Aqueduct. He is
now a full iledged bookmaker. As
prices were being chalked up for the
first race he perched himfeelf on the
cashier's stool of Tiffany & Co. and
took charge of the money cage. Mc
Govern's presence proved an excellent
advertising medium for the Tiffany
book.
Amherst Defeated by Tufts.
AMHERST, Mass., April 23.-Tufts
defeated Amherst, 4 to 3, the result be
ing in doubt till the last inning, when
Tufts made the winning run. Amherst
lost the game by wild throws letting in
runs.
Wo pDBRID
Tuesday Afternoon Whist, l
The Tuesday Afternoon Whist Club
met at the home of Miss Freeman on
Rahway avenue, Tuseday afternoon.
The club was entertained by Miss
H. V. Harding, and Miss Edith A.
Whitney.
The guests present were: Miss
Mary Seamans, Miss Anna B. Mit
chell, Miss Anna Dixon, Mrs. O. B.
Orask, Mrs. Mary Fones Miss Kath
erine Rath bun, Miss Mable Freeman,
Miss Edna Lockwood Miss Susie Y
Freeman. ,
Board of Education.
The regular meeting of the Board
of Education was held on Tuesday ev
ening. A number of bills were oassod.
The Supervising Principal, Mr.
Love, presented his monthly reportfof
the schools in the district. A com
plaint has been made about tlfa des
truction of the property at School
No. 7. at Fords. ?
DREYFUS ASKS FOR JUSTICE.
Stripped of* Gootl Nanie and Honor
Seven Yearn.
PA HIS. April 23. ?Minister t>f War
Andre lias received an earnest letter
from ex-Captain of Artillery Alfred
Dreyfus in which he asks for a reopen
ing of his case by tlie minister as the
supreme head of military justice.
The letter throughout is couched in a
highly dramatic style, which is likely
to make it one of the notable papers of
the case. It refers to Esterlia/.y as one
who stands before the entire world as
the culprit and says:
"I will not recall. Mr. Minister, what
I have endured since 181)4. Picture to
yourself the horrors of a soldier whose
whole life is devoted to duty, to work,
to loyalty and to profound devotion
for his country and who in an instant
is stripped of his good name and de
spoiled of the honor of himself and his
children. For five years this soldiei,sis
subjected to horrible sufferings. I now
address myself to the supreme chief of
military justice, and, supporting my
self by new facts which have been
elicited and by the existence of the pre
tended bordereau annotated by Em
peror William, I beg to ask that you
Institute an inquiry? first, upon the
uses made of this false document at
Rennes and 'the consequences it pro
duced on those rendering judgment;
second, upon +he false and fraudulent
testimony of Cernuschi at Rennes."
THOMAS F. BURKE #
..Funeral Director..
This is the only up-to-date Funeral
establishment in Perth Aniboy & vicinity
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Residence ? John Thompsons House, Port
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